Crook will likely go at 141 and Howard at 184. Crook is more than capable of getting the win. Personally, I think BA will either pin Mauller or lose by a MD.
As a VT fan, this is one of my favorite duals. Both programs have great coaches and it’s reflected in their rosters. It’s always a tough but respectful dual
AJ needed OT to beat a 20ish ranked guy (no offense intended to the Hawkeye). Based off the limited amount I seen of his match, he’d probably struggle to AA. Brooks, Hidlay and Beard would all torch him.
I haven’t seen any formal announcement from the team or chatter on the VT forum that Eddie is out for the year. But, I’d assume he’s done. The coaches wouldn’t have pulled coop’s oly shirt if Eddie was fairly healthy or performing well.
Coop should jump into the rankings pretty quickly after today. Likely in the 15ish range until he gets more matches. Besides midlands, he catches Mizzou and Cornell early January so two more top 10 ranked guys.
If VT can get points at 125 and 165 in March, they will likely finish slightly higher. I’m very skeptical that’ll happen at 125 right now but think 165 will end up being okay. Who knows maybe Sasso ends up snagging the starting spot at 197 too. He’s not a giant slayer yet but he did knock off 3 ranked guys this weekend
There’s not enough collegiate folk data on Shapiro yet to imply he’s unbeatable. If he keeps wrestling like this though, he’s gonna be tough for most guys to beat, but still beatable. The scary part is he’s a true freshman
Not so much of a Shapiro weakness but BA was close to finishing a couple of those scrambles that he usually wins. BA just needs to keep doing BA things and I think he has a shot to get the W either in the dual or March.
VT and Cornell have a dual this season, like most seasons so they’ll scrap again prior to March. I’m not discounting Shapiro’s skills at all, but I think the next match will be significantly closer.
How so?
white flag is indicative of surrender. Even in Andonian’s loss, he was bringing it against an opponent that’ll be a legit natty title contender after this weekend
There’s some hammers he’ll have to beat to get to the semis but so far, he’s looking dominant and improved over last year’s true freshman performance.
Andonian catches Shapiro early. That oughta be interesting if Shapiro lives up to the hype. VT and Cornell have a dual too so these guys might wrestle at least 3 times this year